FOUR individuals were, on Wednesday, remanded to prison following court appearances arising from a major cocaine seizure by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) earlier this week, on the East Coast of Demerara.
Andre Moonilall and Sherwin Laundry appeared before Magistrate Nurse at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court No. 1, where they each pleaded not guilty to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, involving 31.452 kilograms of cocaine. Bail was denied, and both men were remanded to prison until February 9, 2026.
In a related matter before the same court, Jermin Adams and Amanda Lam were charged with aiding in the trafficking of the same quantity of cocaine. They also pleaded not guilty. Bail was similarly denied, and both were remanded to prison until February 9, 2026.
The charges stem from a CANU operation conducted on Monday, December 29, 2025, in the vicinity of Broad Street, Montrose, East Coast Demerara. According to information released by the agency, CANU officers, acting on intelligence received, intercepted a motor vehicle in the area. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered twenty-seven brick-like parcels, each containing a quantity of cocaine.
Investigators later confirmed that the seized narcotics amounted to a total weight of 31.452 kilograms. Moonilall, Adams, Laundry, and Lam were arrested at the scene and taken into custody. Investigation is ongoing.
CANU has maintained that the interception forms part of its ongoing efforts to disrupt organised drug trafficking networks operating locally and across borders. Large cocaine seizures of this magnitude, the agency has previously noted, are often linked to transnational trafficking routes.
The matters are scheduled to return to court on February 9, 2026, when further proceedings are expected.